| Overland Corner South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Overland Corner | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°09′12″S140°20′18″E / 34.153399°S 140.338218°E /-34.153399; 140.338218[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 64 (SAL2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1859 (settlement) 12 August 1999 (locality)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5330[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| County | Young Hamley[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[7] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Overland Corner is a locality in the Australian state ofSouth Australia located in the state’s east about 181 kilometres (112 mi) north-east of the state capital ofAdelaide and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the municipal seat inBerri.[1][5]
It is located on theMurray River in theRiverland area ofSouth Australia, nearBarmera andCobdogla. The area had traditionally been used as an aboriginal camping ground and was then used by drovers taking stock from New South Wales to Adelaide.[9][10]
When theNew South Wales gold rush began in 1851, Overland Corner developed as a point where timber was supplied to fuel paddle steamers taking prospectors up the Murray River. A small police post was established in Overland Corner in 1855, built byEdward Bate Scott. It closed in 1894. A school was opened and remained open until at least 1904.[9]
The historicOverland Corner Hotel was built in 1859.[3] It closed in 1897 but still stands, reopened in 1965, at the centre of what is now theNational Trust of South Australia'sOverland Corner Reserve.[11][12] It is listed on theSouth Australian Heritage Register.[13]
Boundaries were created on 12 August 1999 for the "long established name" which included the formerOverland Corner Shack Site and the formerLock 3 Shack Site. On 26 April 2013, "unincorporated land" was added to the locality.[1]
Pooginook is located within the federal division ofBarker, the state electoral district ofChaffey and the local government areas of theBerri Barmera Council and thePastoral Unincorporated Area.[7][1][6]
